Tridrepana olivacea explained

Tridrepana olivacea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.^[1] It is found in New Guinea, extending to Goodenough Island and the Bismarck Archipelago.^{[2] [3]}

The wingspan is about 34–41 mm for males and about 44.5 mm for females.^[4]

Subspecies

• Tridrepana olivacea olivacea
• Tridrepana olivacea crocata Watson, 1957 (Rook Island and New Britain)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beccaloni . George . etal . February 2005 . Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
2. http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Drepanidae/Drepaninae/Tridrepana/Tridrepana%20olivacea.htm The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
3. Web site: Heterocera Papua and West-Papua (Indonesian New Guinea) W.A.S. World Archives of Sciences Auto-Completed Monograph. Avon. Christophe.
4. Watson . Allan . 1957 . A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) . Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology . 4 . 9 . 407–500 . BioStor.